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Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1924, Page 3

NEWS BY MAIL.

ZOO STAG HUNT. DUBLIN, Feb. 20. Considerable excitement was caused in tlie Dublin Zoo yesterday by a big Canadian stag which arrived with some other animals. The stag was confined in a big crate, which had been his home for several weeks, and as soon as lie was set at liberty in tho deer enclosure he leaped over tho high fence and made tor the open country. He galloped through the Phoenix Park at top speed, followed by- mejai-J hers of the Zoo staff on bicycles and in motor-cars, but lie managed to elude his pursuers and was last seen disappearing into tho rich pasture lands of County Meath. GOWNS BEFORE SAFETY. LONDON, Feh. 26. The coolness of several mannequins when fire broke out yesterday in tlie cutting rooms at Messrs Busvines, Ltd., Brook-street, W., resulted ill the saving of many gowns which they were to wear :tt a fashion parade yesterday afternoon.

In a few minutes the room was blazing and the girls—nearly 100 wore employed—made their escape by means of the fire-escape and reached the ground in safety. Before leaving the room the mannequins collected the gowns they were to wear and. brought them into the street with them. Later, after the fire had been put out, the fashion parade was held.

SIR PERCY SCOTT HOME. LONDON, Feb 26

Looking ill, but smiling, Admiral Sir Percy Scott, who is 70, was landed yesterday in si stretcher from the British India liner Mashobra, into which lie had been hoisted in his cotby the ship’s derrick at Malta, and was taken by motor-ambulance to his house ill South Ain I ley-street, W. He has had a serious attack of asthma. .Miss Rosemary Scott, who accompanied her father from Malta, said last night that he was much hotter. The inventor of naval gunnery appliances and signalling lamps, Sir Percy Scott strongly advocates the use of the submarine, as against the battleship, and is opposed the Singapore scheme.

GERMANS AND COCAINE. LONDON. Feh. 26

At Thames Police Court yesterday Car! Ktolbcrg, cook in the German steamship Condor, lying in the Regent's Canal Dock, and Johann Hollinann. engineer in the same vessel, were charged with offering cocaine for stile. William Bailer, a Customs officer, said lie saw the two men in Upper East Smithfield and■ engaged them in conversation. Holluiami said: “Will you give me 9;3 for dll grammes of cocaine-'” He replied, “It denetids on what it is like.” Stolbcrg produced a bottle hearing the name of a German chemist, and Hollinann said: “It is crystals. It is liie best stiiif. I have ;laold some to a. friend, a Chinaman in West India Dock-road, and he says it is very good.” Through the official interpreter !I> >! I - maun said: “I did not know that cocaine was prohibited in this country. Stolbcrg was sentenced to six months hard labour and Hollmnnn to three months' hard labour, to lie followed by deportation in each case. WOMAN BARRISTER. QUESTIONS TO CTRL IN “BREACH” CASE. LONDON. February 26. A woman barrister, .Miss Canipbe i defended in a breach of promise suit brought by .Mis Ruby Cadman against Air Yiieent Clews, a dairyman. at Derby Assizes yesterday. Cross-examining Miss Cadman, an attractive girl of 20, Afiss Campbell asked :

I am sure you have many admirers? I would not like to say. “ft is not good for a man to he accepted too easily.” went on Miss Campbell, suggesting that Miss Cmtman had kept her lover dangling.

Miss Cadman denied the suggestion

Supposing von had been married, do you think von would have been happy seeing that yon find find frequent quarrels during the courtship?—Yes. He was very affectionate before he was mixed up with another girl who is now his wife.

A r oa arc still only 20 and very attractive and will easily find a husband. Miss Cadmnn: 1 feel as if 1 don’t want anything more to do with men. I have had enough. Miss Cad man was awarded £2O damages. THE FASHION SHOWS. SHORT SKIRTS AND TUBULAR frocks. LONDON. February 211. Fashionable women are having a busy time for the spring dress shows are in full swing, and ibis week there are often two or three to visit in an afternoon. Moderately short skirts, either narrow or with a “godet" Hare, tubular frocks closely moulding the figure, and long tight sieves, some of them show, ing the “boll” cuff, which was fashionable a decade ago, arc noticeable features. Black and white are mtvvfavoured for spring, and red, in tones ranging from flamingo to organge is also popular. The bandana handkerchief, in vogue last year as a collar, reappears in vivid lines and is worn in “coster style tied loosely as a scarf. A grey marocain frock shown at a famous establishment yesterday bail an over-dress in orange-red, with, buttonholes and unbuttoned buttons down the middle of the hack. £4,000 REWARD. LONDON. February 20. A reward of £4,000 for the recovery of stamps stolen from a collection which its owner. Air J. Leek, of Amsterdam values at £44,000, is offered by Messrs Toplis and Harding of Old Jewry, E.C. AA’hilo staying at a Berlin hotel Air Leek left the collection in his room, and later found that many of the most valaublc specimens had been extract-

ed. The Ferrari collection of stamps, said to he the most valuable in the world, is being disposed of gradually by the French Government, and at the end of last October had realised £256,450, the manager of Aressrs Harmer. Rooke. and Co . Fleet-street, E.C.. stated yesterday and it may bring a total of £500,000. , . The King owns one of tlie most valuable collections in this country, worth -probably £IOO.OOO. PRISON for bank manager. LONDON, Feb. 20.

For obtaining money by false pretences and fraudulent conversion Perrival Ford AA’alter, 53. manager ol tie Piccadillv-circus branch of the AA estminster Bank, was sentenced at the Old Bailey yesterday to three years penal servitude. It. was stntd that AValter had been in the service of the bank for 37 years, and last year his salary, bonus, house allowance anil fneome-tax allowance

from the bank amounted to £1,274. He had drawn on tlie account of two of the customers to the extent of SAFETY CAPS FOR JOCKEYS. KENTUCKY, Feb. 26. Air E. It. Bradley, one of Kentucky’s leading racing men, lias ordered 50 Australian skull-caps for jockeys riding in Kentucky as a protective measure against concussion of the brain in the event of a fall in a race. One'of these caps, weighing 4oz. withstood the weight of a man without 'showing the least impression. The cap is made of a peculiar fibre. Calling attention a fortnight ago to the increase in accidents to jockeys (tiding in steeplechases, Tlie Daily AJail desribed a Steel band, rubber-lined, for the head which is used by one or two men.